"...a cultural gem."

LANSDOWNE

SYMPHONY

ORCHESTRA

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Reuben Blundell, Music Director

News

2021 Irving Ludwig
Youth Competition

Round 1, August 16-September 10 (now extended to Sept 12), is NOW OPEN! Please visit this link for rules and to enter.

Latest Album:

American Discoveries

May 21, 2021, saw the latest release from the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra, again on the New Focus Recordings label and distributed internationally by Naxos.

For links to reviews and ordering information, please visit this page.

Schedule

Delaware County Arts Consortium
SPRING FLING 2021!
For Spring Fling 2021, please enjoy our William Grant Still "Patterns" performances via this link.

Looking further ahead, we're making plans for a return to rehearsing and performing together in the Fall, and we look forward to sharing our music-making while emphasizing the health and safety of our audience and musicians.

New! Visit our growing Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra Archives!

June 2020

A Statement from the LSO Board:

As an organization, the Lansdowne Symphony is an inclusive environment for ALL people. We are also committed to advancing our own internal racial equity as an integral part of working to achieve our mission. We condemn violence, and promote music culture in its many forms. We urge all in our LSO extended family and audience to please be safe.

Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra wins The American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music.

Read about it here!

Older News:

LSO releases its first CD. Check it out here!

Read a review of our CD by David Rosenberg of Gramophone.

Read another review of our CD, by Angus McPherson in Limelight.

LSO played on WQXR 105.9 FM classical radio.

LSO played on WRTI 90.1 FM classical radio.

LSO played on KXJZ 90.9 FM classical radio.

March 2020

The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra received a Women's Philharmonic Advocacy Grant towards our performance & recording project of 20th Century American compositions.

Click here to see a wonderful article about the orchestra that appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

We have a $10,000 dollar-for-dollar matching gift for 2020! Help us meet the challenge!

LSO performances are held at:

Upper Darby Performing Arts Center

601 N Lansdowne Ave, Drexel Hill, PA 19026

Interested in our Young Artists Competition?

Click here for information.

For information about other music and arts events in Delaware County, visit the Delaware County Arts Consortium website.

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